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Manchester, England, United Kingdom

Manchester, England, United Kingdom

London, United Kingdom

Product testing of bitcoin exchange, production of company synopsis covering technology stack, USPs and attracting investment. (Blockchain).

Atlantic Ocean

Completed Leg 1 of the Clipper Round The World Race. Leg 1 racing from, London to Punta Del Este, Uruguay as part of the crew onboard Imagine Your Korea, one of 11 identical 70-foot ocean racing yachts.The Clipper Race is one of the biggest challenges of the natural world and an endurance test like no other. With no previous sailing experience necessary, it’s a record breaking 40,000 nautical mile race around the world on a 70-foot ocean racing yacht.

United Kingdom

Led 15 staff to migrate Renault’s car factory control system from OpenVMS to Linux (OpenVMS, C/C++, ORACLE, Dec Rdb, GIT)• Embedded best practice software engineering into the team.• Developed detailed plans and drove the team to achieve demanding deadlines. • Produced detailed designs for complex areas including message distribution and managed development.

United Kingdom

Renovating property in West Kirby

Milton Keynes, United Kingdom

Technical Lead responsible for the architecture and development of a strategic Track Management system delivered as part of the successful ORBIS programme and extending the award winning Geo RINM viewer to allow 600 users to access integrated asset data across the UK (rails, switches, points). This digital representation of the rail network will improve safety and increase availability across the UK.The project was bound by regulatory timeframes which required coordination of several development streams on shore and off shore. Development manager for 20 onshore and offshore staff to deliver a multi tiered geospatial application.Technologies: GeoCortex, ArcGIS, ORACLE PL/SQL

Chorley,Uk & Philadelphia, Usa

Responsible for design and development of major enhancements required following the merger of Express Scripts and Medco Health to integrate the two different dispensing systems into a cohesive whole.Responsible for agile projects architecting, designing and developing enhancements to the automated pharmacy control systems to minimise the number of packages thereby reducing postal costs by 5%.Technologies: SCRUM, Rally, C, C++, Visual Basic, ORACLE, Java

Chorley, Uk & Philadelphia,Usa

Client : Medco Health SolutionsApplication Modernisation: Designed and delivered a series of application modernizations, re-architecting appropriately to ensure success. These included replacing VAX VMS ‘C’ code with C++ on Windows, porting from Windows C++ to Linux minimising risk by creating surrogate MFC classes and replacing Visual Basic User Interfaces with Java.Quality Assurance: Developed the test scripts for Integration & QA Testing and performed IT & QA testing for releases into production on the client’s site in Philadelphia, USA.

Responsible for the full SDLC for the suite of systems which control Medco Health’s network of automated and manual pharmacies. This role encompassed project management, architecture & development including:Project planning & reporting, recruitment, resource allocation and monitoring, estimating and budget management.Developed, executed, monitored and refined quality standards.Motivating both client and internal staff, performing code & design reviews.Defining high level architectures, creating detailed designs ensuring the performances and resilience of this real time, fault tolerant, secure suite of systems. Writing, executing & reviewing test scripts for all phases (unit, integration, QA, commissioning)Key initiatives during this period included:Performance: Increased dispensing capacity by 50% by architecting, designing and delivering many enhancements.New Facilities: Developing on time and to budget the Pharmacy Automation Control systems for use in two $100 million facilities and leading the client’s commissioning team for a successful Operational Qualification.Automated Mail Manifest and Sortation System: Architected, designed and lead a team to develop a new, bespoke system to replace an existing automated package sortation system with a much improved system to be used at all Medco’s pharmacies. This project involved the full life cycle from functional specification through design to integration on-site. Savings of over $2 million resulting from improved operator efficiency and postage reduction were achieved.Offshore Development: Built the first successful offshore team providing resources to build Medco’s pharmacy automation software. The project was a great success despite the fact that the pharmacy automation team has traditionally faced difficulties in recruiting and training new staff due to the steep learning curve.Technologies: VAX/VMS, Linux, DEC Rdb, ORACLE, Visual Basic, C++, C, PL/SQL, Rational Rose

Samlesbury, Uk

Facilitating workshops with client staff at BAe Systems to map how best to use the Integrated Product Development toolset to engineer and manufacture Eurofighter details. This included process mapping the existing methods and determining how to make best use of the new toolset to achieve the needs of the business.Technologies: Catia, HMS-CAPP, MS-Project

Preston, Uk & Milwaukee, Usa

Team Leader responsible for delivering Material Handling & Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) for Alfa Romeo Avio (turbine blades), Caterpillar, Leicester and BAe Systems .Relocated to Milwaukee, USA and responsible for all Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) bids, design studies & delivery performed by BAeCAM’s USA distributor, material handling company HK System.

Software Engineer (1985 - 1987): Software development and support of a manufacturing data management and transfer system used to control NC data. Design, development and support of a generic Graphical User Interface (GUI) for in-house CAD/CAM systems. This required an in-depth study of many aspects of computer graphics, particularly emerging standards such as PHIGS Software Development Team Leader (1987-1989): Responsible for a team of engineers involved with developing, maintaining and supporting PANOPLIE, a CAD/CAM package used for the production of flat components in use at five British Aerospace sites. This software, originally purchased from Aerospatiale allowed users to design components, create toolpaths and nest components together so as to optimise the material usage whilst satisfying customer orders.

Master Of Science (M.Sc.), Manufacturing Systems Engineering

Manufacturing Systems Engineering

Bachelor Of Science (B.Sc.), Aerospace, Aeronautical And Astronautical Engineering

Activities and Societies: Sailing teamAeronautical Engineering